1977 San Diego Chargers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 7-7-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Tommy Prothro |
| Max Coley | Offensive Coordinator |
| Earnel Durden | Offensive Backs |
| Rudy Feldman | Defensive Line |
| Bobb McKittrick | Offensive Line |
| Jacki Simpson | Defensive Coordinator |
| Jerry Smith | Defensive Line |
| Larrye Weaver | Defensive Backs |
| Ernie Zampese | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-34 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 59504 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 32-13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 26620 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1977 | H | New York Giants | 29-17 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 30582 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1977 | A | Oakland Raiders | 7-35 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52346 | |
| Thu | 9/1/1977 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 26-25 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55946 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1977 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 38-20 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 27505 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | A | Oakland Raiders | 0-24 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51022 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 23-7 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 56146 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-3 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 40352 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | A | New Orleans Saints | 14-0 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 53942 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | New England Patriots | 20-24 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50327 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-21 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 33010 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 40670 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-20 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 72559 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | Denver Broncos | 14-17 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 45211 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 12-7 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50887 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 30-28 | W | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 47338 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | Cleveland Browns | 37-14 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 37312 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | A | Denver Broncos | 9-17 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74905 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-10 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50727 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charlie Aiu | 64 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Hawaii | 14 | 1 |
| Larry Barnes | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 23 | Tennessee State | 5 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 37 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 23 | California Lutheran | 13 | 0 |
| Rolf Benirschke | 6 | K | 6-0 | 165 | 22 | UC Davis | 14 | 0 |
| Chuck Bradley | 88 | TE | 6-6 | 243 | 27 | Oregon | 1 | 0 |
| Booker Brown | 65 | LOT-ROT | 6-2 | 257 | 25 | Santa Barbara CC; Southern California | 6 | 1 |
| Pat Curran | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 32 | Iowa State; Lakeland | 14 | 5 |
| Fred Dean | 71 | RDE | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 11 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 73 | LDT-RDE-RDT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | West Los Angeles JC; San Jose State | 11 | 2 |
| Larry Dorsey | 87 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Tennessee State | 13 | 0 |
| Jerome Dove | 48 | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Hutchinson CC; Colorado State | 14 | 4 |
| Clarence Duren | 21 | FS-SS | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Los Angeles CC; California | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Fouts | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Oregon | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Fuller | 42 | SS-FS | 5-9 | 182 | 24 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| Don Goode | 50 | RLB | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Graham | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Oregon | 12 | 11 |
| James Harris | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 221 | 30 | Grambling State | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Horn | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 239 | 23 | Oregon State | 14 | 3 |
| Gary Johnson | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 255 | 25 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 30 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Leroy Jones | 68 | LDE | 6-8 | 245 | 27 | Norfolk State | 14 | 13 |
| Louie Kelcher | 74 | LDT | 6-5 | 290 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 12 |
| Bob Klein | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 30 | Southern California | 12 | 9 |
| John Lee | 69 | RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 259 | 24 | Nebraska | 12 | 3 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 51 | LLB | 6-0 | 227 | 23 | Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Don Macek | 62 | ROG | 6-2 | 270 | 23 | Boston College | 14 | 13 |
| Bo Matthews | 41 | RB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Colorado | 12 | 0 |
| Dwight McDonald | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 187 | 26 | San Diego CC; U.S. International; San Diego State | 11 | 6 |
| Rick Middleton | 57 | RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 26 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 19 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 36 | Foothill JC; Utah State | 4 | 0 |
| Cliff Olander | 10 | QB-P | 6-5 | 187 | 22 | New Mexico State | 2 | 1 |
| Artie Owens | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 182 | 24 | West Virginia | 14 | 1 |
| Ralph Perretta | 53 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Ray Preston | 52 | LLB | 6-0 | 221 | 23 | Syracuse | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 20 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 26 | Nebraska | 11 | 7 |
| Bob Rush | 56 | C | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | Memphis | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 44 | FS-SS | 5-10 | 178 | 23 | Northwestern | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Shields | 66 | LOT | 6-8 | 281 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 13 |
| Hal Stringert | 45 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Willamette; Hawaii | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Washington | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Oklahoma | 13 | 0 |
| Russ Washington | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 295 | 31 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff West | 80 | P | 6-3 | 218 | 24 | Cincinnati | 13 | 0 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 63 | LOG | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 14 |
| Clarence Williams | 40 | RB | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | South Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 29 | LCB | 5-10 | 186 | 24 | Louisiana State | 10 | 10 |
| Don Woods | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | New Mexico Highlands; New Mexico | 14 | 14 |
| Rickey Young | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 198 | 24 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 24 | Bob Rush | C | Memphis |
| 3 | 77 | Linden King | DB | Colorado State |
| 5 | 124 | Clarence Williams | RB | South Carolina |
| 5 | 128 | Cliff Olander | QB | New Mexico State |
| 6 | 146 | Dave Lindstrom | DE | Boston University |
| 6 | 151 | Larry Barnes | RB | Tennessee State |
| 6 | 152 | Pete Shaw | DB | Northwestern |
| 7 | 181 | Ron Bush | DB | Southern California |
| 9 | 234 | Gene Washington | WR | Georgia |
| 10 | 265 | Curtis Townsend | LB | Arkansas |
| 12 | 319 | Jim Stansik | TE | Eastern Michigan |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 70 | 65 | 29 | 58 | 222 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 34 | 52 | 82 | 205 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:13 | 235 | 93 | 121 | 21 | 77/194 39.7% | / % | 97 | 813 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:47 | 228 | 102 | 105 | 21 | 75/193 38.9% | / % | 87 | 831 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 0 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 72 |
| Charlie Joiner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rickey Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Fred Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Dorsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| James Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Leroy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Klein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 222 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 205 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Benirschke | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 3 | 47 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 3 | 47 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 6/9 | 6/8 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 4/5 | 1/4 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Young | 157 | 543 | 3.5 | 15 | 4 |
| Don Woods | 118 | 405 | 3.4 | 29t | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 62 | 217 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 50 | 215 | 4.3 | 46 | 2 |
| Bo Matthews | 43 | 193 | 4.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Barnes | 24 | 70 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Cliff Olander | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| James Harris | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 2 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Hank Bauer | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Artie Owens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Curran | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 488 | 1761 | 3.6 | 46 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 508 | 1927 | 3.8 | 35 | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harris | 211 | 109 | 51.7 | 91 | 1240 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 78 | 5 | 2.4 | 11 | 5.2 | 12 | 106 | 1134 | 55.8 |
| Bill Munson | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 10 | 225 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 28 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 | 214 | 83.4 |
| Dan Fouts | 109 | 69 | 63.3 | 34 | 869 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 67t | 4 | 3.7 | 6 | 5.5 | 10 | 77 | 792 | 77.4 |
| Cliff Olander | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 7 | 76 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.5 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 18.8 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 158.3 |
| Don Woods | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 369 | 206 | 55.8 | 143 | 2442 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 78 | 11 | 3.0 | 20 | 5.4 | 24 | 198 | 2244 | 63.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 330 | 172 | 52.1 | 137 | 2088 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 74t | 14 | 4.2 | 21 | 6.4 | 44 | 363 | 1725 | 59.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Young | 48 | 423 | 8.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 35 | 542 | 15.5 | 32t | 6 |
| Joe Washington | 31 | 244 | 7.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 20 | 244 | 12.2 | 41 | 1 |
| Don Woods | 18 | 218 | 12.1 | 78 | 1 |
| Dwight McDonald | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Larry Dorsey | 10 | 198 | 19.8 | 67t | 2 |
| Pat Curran | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Larry Barnes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeff West | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 206 | 2442 | 11.9 | 78 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 172 | 2088 | 12.1 | 74t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Hal Stringert | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Clarence Duren | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jerome Dove | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Woodrow Lowe | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Fred Dean | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Leroy Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Bob Horn | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 317 | 15.1 | 37 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 109 | 5.5 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff West | 72 | 2707 | 37.6 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 378 | 2269 | 31.1 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 2707 | 37.1 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 378 | 2269 | 31.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3084 | 40.6 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 521 | 2463 | 32.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 28 | 2 | 360 | 12.9 | 88t | 1 |
| Johnny Rodgers | 15 | 0 | 158 | 10.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Jerome Dove | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Shaw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 3 | 521 | 11.3 | 88t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 6 | 378 | 9.5 | 37 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Williams | 24 | 481 | 20.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Johnny Rodgers | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Rick Middleton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 734 | 18.8 | 33 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 952 | 20.3 | 40 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | 13.0 | |
| Louie Kelcher | 10.0 | |
| Fred Dean | 7.5 | |
| Charles DeJurnett | 4.0 | |
| Leroy Jones | 4.0 | |
| Woodrow Lowe | 3.0 | |
| John Lee | 1.5 | |
| Clarence Duren | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 44.0 | 363.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 198.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Dean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Jerome Dove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Duren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Fouts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Harris | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louie Kelcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Macek | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Artie Owens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Rodgers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Russ Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wilkerson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rickey Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 1 |
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